Saturday, April 19, 2008

COMMENTS: Andruw Jones returning to Turner Field is like a high school reunion disaster. He's a heck of a lot fatter, his wheels aren't as fast, and he hasn't really done much of anything since he left. Last night, Jones' ninth-inning double to get him 1-for-3 was meaningless, and his .167 average on the season is pathetic. But at least he's got company down there, with No-Punch Nomar also at .167 (0-for-4 last night) and Mendoza Martin at .196 (0-for-3, including a fly out with the bases juiced in the second inning that would have shifted momentum on a dime). Chan Ho Park's entrance in the seventh, and prompt HR served up to Larry Jones, was the capper on top of Derek Lowe's shaky 5R 3ER evening.

That's bothered me for years, Steve. When I'm watching the game with other people (which is not the case today; I am all alone), I always yell, "Right now!" very dramatically whenever they put the box on the screen.

exactly, i think the starting 3B should be between Blake Dewitt and Andy LaRoche, giving LaRoche another chance just because of the hype caused by scouting reports and Dewitt's lack of experience in the upper levels of the minors.So: